Table 1

Comparison of socio-demographic factors between depressed and non-depressed women*

Socio-demographic factorsDepressed (n=63), % (n)Not depressed (n=174), % (n)
First-generation Pakistani77.8% (49)81.6% (142)
Educated to A-level or more54.0% (34)54.0% (94)
Married95.2% (60)97.7% (170)
Planned pregnancy42.6% (26)45.7% (69)
Primigravida28.2% (19)28.2% (49)
≥2 children49.2% (31)41.4% (72)
Marked health difficulty1.6% (1)0% (0)
Age, mean (SD)28.5 (5.0)28.6 (5.1)
  • * First-generation Pakistani: women born outside the UK; second-generation Pakistani: women born in the UK.